Leicester City will attempt to tie Claudio Ranieri to a new contract at the
end of the season amid fears that he could buy himself out of his existing
deal and join a bigger European club.

The Italian will still have two years left on his contract at the King Power
Stadium in the summer, but The Times has learnt that his existing
deal contains a small termination clause that can be activated by either
club or manager.

Leicester’s owners insisted on inserting the clause to give themselves an easy
get-out after appointing a manager who had failed in his